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About Kurichi Village

Kurichi is a small village in Thirumayam tehsil, in the district of Pudukkottai, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 37, made up of 18 males and 19 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,056 females per 1000 males. The village covers 289.94 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 622202, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kurichi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kurichi village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Pudukkottai
Tehsil Thirumayam
Pincode 622202
Area (hectares) 289.94 hectares
Population 37
Male Population 18
Female Population 19
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,056
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Kurichi compares

By the 2011 count Kurichi is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,859 residents. Its 289.94 hectares work out to about 0.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 993.

Getting to Kurichi

The census records public bus service for Kurichi as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Kurichi from other places

Kurichi lies about 31 km from Pudukkottai, and the nearest railway station is Valaramanikkam, about 2.6 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Kurichi
Nearest railway station Valaramanikkam 2.6 km
Nearest town Arantāngi 6.6 km
Tehsil headquarters Thirumayam 31 km
District headquarters Pudukkottai 31 km

Villages closest to Kurichi

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Thirumayam tehsil.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

Common questions about Kurichi

As per the Census of India 2011, Kurichi village had a population of 37. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,859 residents.

Kurichi village has 18 males and 19 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kurichi has about 1056 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 993.

The pincode recorded for Kurichi is 622202. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kurichi covers 289.94 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Kurichi falls under Thirumayam tehsil of Pudukkottai district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Kurichi is Valaramanikkam, about 2.6 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Kurichi.

Kurichi is about 31 km from Pudukkottai in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kurichi is in Thirumayam tehsil of Pudukkottai district. Valaramanikkam is about 2.6 km away. Arantāngi is about 6.6 km away. Thirumayam is about 31 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Edayanvayal (under 2 km), Valarmanickam (2.4 km) and Anikini (3.5 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Kurichi today is likely to be higher.

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